Big Head Son, Small Head Father
Enter the sickly sweet cartoon world of Big Head Son, Small Head Father via Tudou.com, which is one of China’s many tributes to Youtube. BHS, SHF or Da Tou Erzi, Xiao Tou Baba as it is known in Chinese is set in a Shanghai that is green, hilly, polite and not overcrowded. This is a world where Chinese families live in detached houses with big gardens. Loving fathers have plenty of time to play football in the park with their sons. The worst thing that ever happens is a kite getting stuck in the tree, although the bed wetting episode gave me bad dreams for several nights afterwards. You can get the idea from this clip. My Hong Kong and Taiwanese students got very excited when I started talking about this cartoon. Even though it is aimed at five year olds, the Mandarin is still far too difficult for me. I guess I need to watch the Teletubbies dubbed into Chinese. If you cannot see the embedded movie, then click on the link below.
Links:
tudou.com